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Old 06-20-2008, 08:05 AM   #1
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Here we go again...

from the New York Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/sp...ll&oref=slogin

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Senator Arlen Specter clarified Thursday that his involvement in the New England Patriots' videotaping controversy was not over. Neither is his battle with the N.F.L.

Specter, a Republican from Pennsylvania, said in a telephone interview that his comments to the editorial board of The Philadelphia Daily News earlier this week "didn't really come out with the proper flavor."

"My view on the overall situation is that we may well see the other shoe drop somewhere," Specter said. "We went about as far as we could go, given the public attitude today about the economy and gas prices and Iraq. We're always very careful about initiating a Congressional investigation.

"But that isn't to say, by any means, it's over."

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Old 06-20-2008, 08:12 AM   #2
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Specter needs to knock off the visits to the Philly version of this website.

The unfortunate truth is that he's right. Every other fan base in the country just latched on to this "cheater cheater pumpkin eater" bullcrap, as most of us know by now. The pot's "boiling" and will boil until ol' Bill Belichick is gone from the league. Probably they'll even be able to dig up old footage when the battle rages over his enshrinement in Canton some years or decades from now.

But if he's no saint - and none of us are - Belichick is also not the antichrist the uninformed want him to be. Above all he and the Pats are smart.

"There must be more to it" and "the other shoe still has to drop" and the like will be rallying cries for teams like the Eagles for a long time. As for the Pats, they seem to be looking at 2008 as a season of unfinished business.

I like that better
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Actually they are not. They never do. Last season was over for them when that last game ended badly. They don't waste time crying over spilt milk. And spygate was over for them when Walsh showed up in NY empty handed. They don't pay attention to the attention seeking meanderings of political hacks in their dotage.

2008 is not an extension of 2007 for them. I wish the fan base could wrap their heads around that so we too could move on with a clean slate. (I know, I know - the rest of the NFL fan base ad media won't - but since when does what they think matter...) In fact many have observed that this team and it's head coach seem almost liberated and oddly refreshed in the aftermath of 2007. I think they are done with burdening themselves with essentially persuing vain goals and foolish retribution.

They are re-focused on persuing Lombardi's, period, one game at a time.
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Boy does that man love to hear himself talk. I am also not shocked that the article is written by Greg Bishop. I think there is a real story there of the connection between Bishop, Specter, and Matt Walsh that should be uncovered.

Who really cares what Specter has to say. All he can do is keep on talking and lose more support for his actions because he comes off as a senile old coot.
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shouldn't he be dead by now???

I did talk to my senator (came to visit my jobs facility for a tour) about this and he said that there definitely has been a hit on Spectors cred due to this because of his comcast ties....

Then again he is a NJ senator....so what does he know about cred right?
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shouldn't he be dead by now???

I did talk to my senator (came to visit my jobs facility for a tour) about this and he said that there definitely has been a hit on Spectors cred due to this because of his comcast ties....

Then again he is a NJ senator....so what does he know about cred right?
Did he go into any more detail...I find that interesting he would say that.
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Actually they are not. They never do. Last season was over for them when that last game ended badly. They don't waste time crying over spilt milk. And spygate was over for them when Walsh showed up in NY empty handed. They don't pay attention to the attention seeking meanderings of political hacks in their dotage.

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They are re-focused on persuing Lombardi's, period, one game at a time.
Mo... I think you are dead on regarding the mindset of the team.

I plan to exactly the same, there is nothing left here, time to move on. All that remains are haters, in the form of mediots and jealous fans from other teams that will try to rile us up.

Spector will try to save face, but it is too late..game over Arlen, you were outes as a pawn for Comcast and lost your credibility.

Whenever anyone starts trying to give me any crap, I just show them my Three time Champion wristwatch and tell them to eat their jealous hearts out and to (Please be quiet - edited).
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Yo, we should try him out. I never heard of him, but we do need DB's on this team. We should give him a vet min for some solid depth.
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Yo, we should try him out. I never heard of him, but we do need DB's on this team. We should give him a vet min for some solid depth.
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Here we go again...

from the New York Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/sp...ll&oref=slogin
Why am I not surprised that this story came from the New York Times?

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Senator Arlen Specter clarified Thursday that his involvement in the New England Patriots' videotaping controversy was not over.
Reminds me of a scene from a movie.

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Neither is his battle with the N.F.L.
Thanks to a friendly reminder from Comcast.

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"We went about as far as we could go, given the public attitude today about the economy and gas prices and Iraq. We're always very careful about initiating a Congressional investigation.
"I got caught off guard and was getting hammered in the court of public opinion."

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"But that isn't to say, by any means, it's over."
"Not till Comcast tells me it's over."

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